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Working Alone

Originally Posted by Dave Prizio

....Some pix of an engine being installed by an amateur airplane builder, either 4 or 6 cylinder but it must by a Lycoming....

Over the years, I have participated in a few "engine hanging parties." Because of those inherently social experiences, I decided for myself that too many people sometimes working at cross purposes can make hanging an engine way harder than it need be.

Preferring to work alone, I have hung three aircraft engines without any additional help. Shown below is the new IO-360 M1B installed on the RV-8. Dangling from the engine hoist, the angle of the engine almost perfectly matches the angle of the Dynafocal engine mount bolted to the firewall. It becomes obvious to the solo worker that for ease of installation, alignment is very important. In this case, it was merely a question of backing the engine into place and lining it up with the cups on the engine mount. With a little jockeying, this engine was quickly installed....and without the use of any drift pins either.